Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-10-15
Sailing A MINE.
An Interesting story Told IN New
York by a Californian.

STORY Told In New /
YORK by Californian.
Talking about sailing experiences. -
remarked veteran member Of The !
California colony 10 number of fellow.
associates who were killing the dog
days in New York Office the other
day. II had a funny one. Il makes
me laugh when think Of il now. In
the good old Comstock days, was IN
Virginia. New. employed in an official
capacity in one OF tho big mines.
Which was itP Well. never mind. Il
wasn't long ways from where the big
bonanza was aiterward found. Like
everybody else employed in the Com.
stock. ! gambled in shares. 1 held
stock In S.. aud shey had gone back on
me seriously. ] Thought IL could get
even ] would sell out and swear Oh.
The superintendent and were on
friendly terms, and II there had been
point / knew he would give Il TO me.
But outside Of sinking winze from
the 200 70 the 1900. about completed,
which was on iOw-grade ore. there was
nothing to hang point on. just about
that time a very lucky operator. who
thought he knew mine when he saw
i. came up 10 Virginia TO see what
was new In the mines. He dropped in
to an office and had chat with the
boss. After that he expressed desire
to sec the new winze. BY the way. he
was trustee and had the entree OF the
mine. The foreman happened TO be
away. and the superinte ndent had bust.
ness up town. so / was delegated 10
show the big operator down the WINE.
A thought struck me. II this big opera
tor was fayorably impressed. he could
make deal Of the stock. A hatful Of
ore had frequently caused spurts in the
leading Comstoeks. as you know. and
this very operator had big following.
My mind was made up. / must
get even on those shares,
or there wouldn't be any meat
In the house. The operator had
about dozen small canvas sacks TO
hold samples. which be carefully took
all tho way down the Wine. remarking
ms he did so that ihe ore was kindly
looking. II was hot work. as you can
imagine. and when we landed on tor
the big man was All Ia glow Of per
: spiraiion. Here said he. handing ms
the samples take care Of these for ms
whils / take bath. In the oficl
we're any quantity Of fine specimen
OF sulphurets and other kinds OF ore
taken from spots in the mine.
dldn't take me long 10 salt the sam
pies and away went the big operates
10 have them assayed for curiosity.
Then watched the market. and sur
enough the stock felt certain npwar'
pressure. aud soon after Il was rumor
ca around that mg big operator wa
buying; that helped the upward move
ulenl For once ! didn't change m
mInd--I gave my brokers orders Il
sell when she touched cost price plu
assessment Within ten days frol
The SampiIng process was out WIS
did the stock do thcna That's wher
tho fun comes Ia. II kept going ~
!. and inside Of lwo weeks was selling Il
double what l sold mine at, an
I, when tho deal eliminated the bi
operator was 800. 600 ahead. So tbs
'aalt' didn't hurt him any, and didn
hurt me. He afterward turned thu
siO1 600 into more than $1,000 600 b
: other fortunate spcoulations, and
alive and well and as happy as a ms
! Of bis disposition can be. Did he ev'
4 suspcc, the sait'9 No; don't bClie'
I, he did lie believed in bis assays ar
" thought probably that the ms de
J. were trying TO keep him in the dar
Ito comes 10 New York occasional
and VIC have drink together.
course he has forgotten that little or
\ sode. and naturally / don't remit
y him Of It That was my first aud Ia
!" salt experience. aud Il was done iu
on tho spur Of the moment, and b
eauso--wcll, nobody liked that oper
!, tor. anyhow, and almost anyone on q
I, coms,ook would have ! ked 10
:, such a Job on him. Aud TO think Cd
no made big money on III Tell y
I" gentlemen. honesty Is the best pol''
W. g. q, 80 thew I1tnv all SIN ipi